See Also: misanthrope(dictionary)

misanthrope (iou)



misanthrope noun & adjective. Also (earlier) in Greek & Latin forms misanthropos, pl. -poi, misanthropus, pl. -pi. M16.
[French from mod. Latin misanthropus from Greek misanthropos, formed as MIS-3 + anthropos man.]
A. noun. A hater of humankind; a person who distrusts people and avoids their company. M16.
b. adjective. Misanthropic. M18.
misan'thropic adjective pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of a misanthrope; characterized by misanthropy: M18.
misan'thropical adjective misanthropic E17.
misan'thropically adverb L18.
mi'santhropist noun a misanthrope M17.
mi'santhropize verb intrans. be a misanthrope M19.